Using a commentary on the influential text, the Manjusri-namasamgiti, 'The Chanting of the Names of Manjusri', this book deals with Buddhist tantric meditation practice and its doctrinal context in early-medieval India.
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD LONGLISTThe first English-language story collection from one of Irans most important living fiction writers (Guardian), a playful, whip-smart literary conjuror: a Kundera or Rushdie of post-Khomeini Iran (Wall Street Journal)In Seasons of Purgatory, the fantastical and the visceral merge in tales of tender desire and collective violence, the boredom and brutality of war, and the clash of modern urban life and rural traditions.
The Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller from the author of HAMNET and THE MARRIAGE PORTRAIT'Insightful and emotionally raw' Daily Telegraph______When Lily moves into Marcus's flat, she is intrigued by signs of his recently departed ex-lover.
A Methodist minister gone astray, a trout bum gone fishing with his father's ashes, an artist overwhelmed by embodied beauty-these are among the uncommon heroes and exquisite narratives in this first collection of stories by the American poet and essayist, Thomas Lynch.
This book, first published as two volumes in 1977 and 1978, was published purely for the purpose of showing how Buddhist training was done by the Reverend Jiyu-Kennett in the Far East.
This assured debut novel from acclaimed Chilean author Andrea Jeftanovic explores the devastating psychological effects of the conflict in the Balkans on a family who flee to South America to build a new life.
Noosa Heads, 1987: Newly divorced Cynthia has returned to her home town from Los Angeles to reconnect with her 19-year-old daughter, who is pregnant and determined not to listen to her mother's advice.
*Selected as one of the Best Books 2017 in the Financial Times*'One of Brazil s finest authors offers a meditation on betrayal, guilt, survival and the many ways in which personal and collective histories collide' - ngel Gurr a-QuintanaIs it better to burn out than to fade away?
One of Ireland's best-loved novelists returns with a haunting novella of love, loss and memoryFlora's father has been killed in the Battle of El Alamein, one of the many victims of the Second World War.
'A delicate weaving of myth and history, The Witch and the Tsar breathes new life into stories you think you know' Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the WolfYaga lives deep in the Russian forest, tending to any that call upon her for her healing potions and vast wisdom.
When Tom Fellows proclaims that a Venn diagram is a far better way of illustrating modern family ties than a traditional tree, his young daughter Andrea has no idea that he is referring to their own situation.
In a world full of hype, noise, and confusion, the simple lucidity of The Same Sea is totally unexpected New York TimesAn intimate, everyday tale of unrequited love and griefNadia is dead.
'I Never Said I Love You is one of the most electric, enchanting, engrossing and energising memoirs of self-harm, self-loathing, grief, eating disorders, suicide - and sex - that you will read.
As people increasingly seek alternatives to modern medicine, interest is growing in the ancient system of Tibetan medicine, which has been practised for over 2,500 years.
Das Leben ist zu kurz für irgendwannHospiz-Krankenschwester Zoe hält die letzten Gedanken, Wünsche und Botschaften ihrer schwer kranken Patientinnen und Patienten fest, um sie deren Angehörigen zu überbringen.
25th Anniversary EditionOver 3 Million Copies Sold'I couldn't give this book a higher recommendation' BILLY CONNOLLYWritten by the Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Sogyal Rinpoche, this highly acclaimed book clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
THE LATEST SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB THRILLER PICK FROM THE AUTHOR OF YOU WERE GONENine neighbours gather for a dinner party.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZEThe Dinner Guest is Gabriela Ybarra s prizewinning literary debut: a singular autobiographical novel piecing together the kidnap and murder of her grandfather by terrorists, reflecting on the personal impact of private pain and public tragedy.
This book provides a holistic view of the topic of values-based leadership by bridging the important gap between understanding theory and applying it in practice.
An unnamed speaker navigates a world where God comes in the shape of a cardinal, speaks in the voice of Georgia OKeeffe, and paints the desert with bones.
The lives of more than twenty-five actresses lost before their timefrom Marilyn Monroe to Brittany Murphyexplored in a haunting, provocative new work by an acclaimed poet and actress.
